15 Reasons Why We're in for One of the Most Exciting NBA Seasons of All Time

The 2012-2013 NBA season is setting up to be one of the best of all time.

The trade of James Harden to the Houston Rockets is the perfect start to what could be a wild and unpredictable season.

There are plenty of plot lines to make this season as interesting as ever.

Kobe Bryant now has the team to finally catch Michael Jordan in his quest for six NBA championship rings. We get LeBron James in his first post-NBA Championship winning season. The lack of talk about LeBron being or not being a winner will make this one of the best seasons to date.

Well, there is that and the fact that this season will actually start on time.

With plenty to watch for, this NBA season should be great, and here is why we are in for one of the most exciting NBA seasons ever.

15. Anthony Davis

Getting lost in the shuffle this offseason is Anthony Davis. He is not getting near the publicity he should be entering the NBA.

We haven't seen a talent like this since LeBron James, and this year could be the start of one of the best careers of all time.

Davis should make an instant impact.

Remember, he is a gold-medal winner. Playing on the Olympic team gives him a huge leg up on the incoming rookie class. Not just that. After practicing against the best talent the NBA has to offer, a normal night against an NBA team might already seem like no big deal to him.

His time could very well be now.

Davis has the skill set to be one of the all-time greats to ever play the game of basketball. We get to track his progression beginning this season.

12. The Denver Nuggets

They can go at least 10 players deep and can field a team to match up with any team on any given night.

Sure, they have no true go-to guy, but this team is built part speed, part defense, part offense, part depth, and part sabermetrics. How will their pieces translate onto an NBA floor?

The Nuggets roster is put together as well as any team in the league.

If they can win without having a true NBA Superstar, we could be seeing the start of a league-wide trend in the NBA. If the Nuggets go deep into the playoffs and possibly into the NBA finals, teams may start building for depth and signing and trading players using math equations.

9. The Depth and Talent at the Point Guard Position

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Only four point guards have won the MVP since they started giving out the award. Consider this season as the start of a change.

With big names like Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul, Deron Williams and plenty of others, the NBA has never seen this kind of depth or talent at point guard before—many of which are capable of winning MVP awards.

Every night we will get to see a great matchup from the most important position on floor. The NBA is lucky to have so many quality point guards in the league, and so are the fans.

7. Losing Franchises Have Reason for Optimism

Never before have fans of long-suffering franchises been this excited for an NBA season to start.

The Golden State Warriors, once healthy, will feature a center for the first time in what seems like ever. They also have the talent to make the playoffs for the first time in what seems like ever.

The Minnesota Timberwolves need to get healthy themselves. Once at full strength they will be a nice story. They boast a team that will contend for a playoff spot. Not to mention, we have the comebacks of Brandon Roy and Andrei Kirilenko to watch unfold.

The long rebuilding process that the Toronto Raptors have endured might finally pay off. With a healthy Andrea Bargnani, a stud point guard in Kyle Lowry and Jonas Valanciunas, the Raptors can expect to contend for the playoffs.

The Washington Wizards, when John Wall gets healthy, have a team that will be much improved too.

And now it's even exciting to have "Nets" on the front of your jersey!

There are fan bases whose suffering from losing will be ended, all of which leads to...